Monthly Archives: February 2014

You may have seen more LANta diesel hybrid electric buses on the roads of the Lehigh Valley since Monday, February 24, 2014. Of the 83 buses in LANta’s bus fleet, twenty-four (24) are now the newer, lower emissions, diesel hybrid electric buses. Each hybrid bus stands out from the non-hybrid, diesel buses with a raised…

A letter to the editor, as seen in The Morning Call on-line on Thursday, February 6, 2014. I was moved to tears when I saw the photo of one of the bus seats being dedicated to the memory of Rosa Parks. Rochell Figueroa, a bus driver, is to be commended for her suggestion and the…

ROSA PARKS REMEMBERED As Black History month begins, the Allentown Chapter of the NAACP, the Liberty Bell Museum of Allentown and the LANTA Authority Board of Directors have joined forces to honor Rosa Parks in a very special way on the 101st anniversary of her birth. LANTA has designated a “Rosa Parks seat” on each…

LANta would like to recognize two dedicated and longtime employees who are retiring from the Authority. Denis J. Meyers, LANta Assistant Executive Director: 7.1.1975 – 1.31.2014 Denis J. Meyers, Assistant Executive Director, Development for the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA), Allentown, PA is retiring after 38 ½ years. Meyers joined the Authority in July,…

For more than forty years Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANta) has been an engine for community and economic development throughout the greater Lehigh Valley region. As our demographic, business and residential patterns shifted so did LANta’s response in providing bus service. Today LANta serves some five million riders a year. More than 50%…